La Salle University Athletics

2021: NovaCare Student-Athlete of the Week (9/22)… Appeared in all sixteen games on the season, starting in fourteen of them… Finished second on the team in goals (6) and total points (13), both new career highs… Had a .600 shot on goal percentage on 35 shots… Buried the go-ahead goal in the final game of the season in a win over George Mason (10/30).

2020-21: Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team… Two-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (3/1, 3/8)… Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Led the team with eight points as a freshman… Tied for team lead with three goals… Added two assists… Started in all 11 games… Made La Salle debut in season-opening win at Villanova (2/13)… Registered first career points with first collegiate goal and assist in win at Mount St. Mary’s (2/25)… Followed that up with a two-goal performance in home win over Drexel (3/6)… Logged season-high 88 minutes at UMass (3/17)… Tallied an assist at Rhode Island (4/3).

Background: Came to La Salle after playing on the South African national teams and youth academies... Previously played with the South Africa U17 National Team and U20 National Team... Suited up for the Bidvest Wits FC Youth Academy and the Black Aces Youth Academy as well... In 2017, he was the Golden Boot Award winner after helping the U17 National Team reach the semifinals at the COSAFA U17 Championships... Also earned the Golden Boot as the top scorer for the Black Aces... Helped the U17 squad advance to the COSAFA finals in 2018... Was a key member of the U20 SASCOC Football Team at the Region 5 Games as part of the Olympic Qualifying Team... Competed with the U20 National Team at the U20 All-Africa Games and during several International Friendlies in 2019... Was also a standout member of the Bidvest Wits FC Academy team that won the International Futures Guateng Cup in 2019.

Personal: Full name is Mothalosi Junior Nare... Son of Gibbs Nare and Nomagugu Vundla... Student in the Business School.